Tag: ekweremadu
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FG seeks forfeiture of Ekweremadu’s 22 properties in Abuja, Dubai, London, US, others
The Federal Government has applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order of temporary forfeiture of about 22 properties allegedly owned by Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu in Abuja, London, the United States and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In the ex-parte application filed on yesterday by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for…
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Buhari, Saraki, Ekweremadu, others mourn late Wakil
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of Sen. Ali Wakil from Bauchi State as “an incalculable’ loss to Nigeria’s democracy. The President in a condolence message issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, said that the death of the senator came as a great…
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2019: ‘Shine your eyes to avoid rigging,’ Ekweremadu tells Nigerians
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has advised Nigerians to be vigilante against the antics of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to avoid rigging in 2019. According to his Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu, Mr. Ekweremadu gave the assurance on Wednesday when he received national, zonal, and state youth leaders of the Peoples…
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Saraki lauds Ekweremadu’s appointment as Professor
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Sunday congratulated his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on his appointment as a Professor and Senior Mentoring Scholar of E-Governance and Strategic Government Studies, by the Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America, USA. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity,…
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Saraki, Ekweremadu congratulate Eboe-Osuji on election as ICC President
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Monday congratulated Mr Chile Eboe-Osuji, a Nigerian Judge, on his election as the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC). TheNewsGuru.com reports this is the first time a Nigerian would be elected president of ICC. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu,…
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Drama as senator accuses colleague of planning to impeach Saraki, Ekweremadu, others
There was mild drama at plenary on Thursday as a senator representing Ebonyi Central (PDP), Obinna Ogba accuses his colleague, Abdullahi Adamu, who was recently removed as chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, of planning to impeach the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu and other principal officers. Ogba on Thursday tendered “evidences”…
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Ekweremadu meets UK Envoy, says Electoral Act, Constitution Amendments ready in matter of weeks
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has assured that legislative work on the Electoral Act and the Constitution amendment would be concluded in a matter of weeks. He spoke on Monday when he received a delegation of the British High Commission in Nigeria led by the High Commissioner, Mr. Paul Arkwright. Ekweremadu,…
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Like Jonathan, PDP; relinquish power if you lose in 2019, Ekweremadu tells Buhari, APC
As the 2019 election year draws close, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to accept in good faith the outcome of the general elections should he lose. Mr. Ekweremadu charged the president to emulate his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, who not only ensured free and…
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Benue massacre: Ekweremadu commiserates with Ortom, residents
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has joined the government and people of Benue State to mourn the victims of the recent suspected herdsmen attacks as they were given a mass burial earlier on Thursday in Makurdi, the state capital. Residents of Makurdi came out in hundreds to mourn as bodies of the victims of…
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Ekweremadu: Reviving single-term tenure debate, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon From true to fiscal federalism; from devolution of power(s) to creation of state police and prisons; from local council autonomy to self-accounting State Assembly; from Nigeria’s “feeding bottle economy” to N50,000 workers’ take-home pay; and from decentralized anti-corruption agencies to abolition of security vote, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu is like a lone voice…